Meet Yubico Yubico is a global leader in identity security and creator of the YubiKey, the original hardware-backed passkey. Publicly traded on Nasdaq Stockholm with headquarters in Sweden, the US, and Singapore, we protect everyone from everyday consumers to global enterprises with modern, phishing-resistant authentication. Why Join Our Mission?

At Yubico, we are guided by a shared belief that your work matters. We operate under a cultural philosophy of Speed with Integrity , pushing the boundaries of technology to secure the AI frontier—protecting both human and agentic AI interactions—and leading the transition to post-quantum cryptography. In everything we do, we live by our core values: Battle Friction: We constantly look for new ways to simplify our products, our work, and the user experience.

Inspire Higher: We think big, champion the open internet, and strive to do the right thing even when it is difficult. One Team: We are open, responsive, and collaborative, overcoming challenges and celebrating our successes together. Aligned with our commitment to open standards, we foster a thriving builder ecosystem through the Yubico Developer Program , offering free open-source repositories , libraries, and SDKs to help developers rapidly integrate strong hardware authentication into any application.

Through close collaborations with technical partners like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, as well as newer frontiers like OpenAI, we continue to shape a safer digital world while donating security keys to protect vulnerable communities, journalists, and humanitarian groups worldwide through our Secure it Forward program. At Yubico, we offer: Yubico Values: We work to ensure that our employees have an open space to have their voices amplified to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. In support of this, our employees have created some pretty cool Employee Resource Groups that foster inclusion, help build community and connection across Yubico which all employees are welcome to join.

Additionally, Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations in need all over the world (you can read more about our work here ). Social Connection: Relationships and connectedness matter, and we love spending time with our team! Our virtual workspace keeps us connected day-to-day whether it's through Yubico celebrating wins or our buzzing Slack communities.

Check out our Life at Yubico Page on LinkedIn and our awards here . The Role: We are looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer who is innovative and has a passion for hardware and firmware design of cutting edge security devices. In this role, you will be part of the team that brings new ideas from prototypes to the mass-producible hardware.

You will also be responsible for analyzing hardware design for manufacturability, security, and reliability.

Responsibilities

: Electronic Design from concept to implementation and hand-over to manufacturing at scale Testing prototypes, HW/FW troubleshooting, solving design and manufacturing issues Collaborating with FW/SW/Test/Mfg teams to deliver compatible, reliable products Overseeing the manufacturing process of electrical components/assemblies to ensure they meet the design specifications Basic

Qualifications

: BS or Masters in Electrical Engineering or a relevant technical discipline 7+ years of experience designing embedded hardware systems, using EDA/PCB design software (Altium or Allegro/Cadence ) Schematic Capture, Layout / Routing and DFM/DFA Experience with Bus communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, PCIe, RS232/RS485, PCIe, 10/100/1000 Ethernet , CAN) Experience with Microcontrollers, preferably STM, TI, Freescale, NXP, and relevant software stacks Use of relevant tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers Testing and Debugging, creating test protocols, reports and SOPs

Preferred Qualifications

: Designing software architectures for scalability, reliability, and performance Wireless technologies (NFC, Bluetooth,